Islanders Remain Hot With 5-4 Victory Over the Devils

Alexei Yashin and Jason Blake scored 30 seconds apart in a frenetic third period to lift the New York Islanders to a stunning 5-4 victory Tuesday night over the New Jersey Devils at Uniondale, N.Y.

The Devils tied it 4-4 when Sergei Brylin scored a power-play tally only 17 seconds after Blake gave the Islanders their first lead with a short-handed goal.

Blake put New York ahead with 6 minutes 5 seconds left, and Yashin scored at 14:25. The Islanders are 4-0-0-1 since a seven-game losing streak and took three of four points from the Stanley Cup champion Devils in a six-day span.

Calgary 3, Philadelphia 2 -- Dean McAmmond scored his second goal with 1:27 left in overtime, leading the Flames over the host Flyers. The Flyers have lost two in a row at home after opening the season 12-0-2 at the Wachovia Center. Jarome Iginla also scored for the Flames, who have lost just once (6-1-2) in their last nine games.

Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 0 -- Mats Sundin and Gary Roberts each had a goal and an assist in the third period, and Ed Belfour earned his third shutout in the last six games for the host Maple Leafs. Darcy Tucker added an empty-net goal for the Maple Leafs, who set a franchise record by recording a point in 12 games in a row.

Pittsburgh 2, Buffalo 1 -- Konstantin Koltsov scored early in the third period and the host Penguins won consecutive games for only the second time this season. The Sabres dropped their sixth in a row and seventh in eight games.

Washington 5, Atlanta 0 -- Maxim Ouellet, appearing in his first NHL game in three seasons, made 37 saves for his first NHL shutout and Robert Lang had two goals and two assists to help the Capitals beat the host Thrashers.

Boston 1, Montreal 1 -- Brian Rolston scored for the second consecutive game and Andrew Raycroft made 28 saves as the visiting Bruins skated to a tie with the Canadiens. Boston, which ended a five-game winless streak Saturday, has tied four of its last six games (1-1-4).

St. Louis 2, Columbus 1 -- Keith Tkachuk scored with 42 seconds left in overtime, leading the host Blues to their second overtime victory over Columbus in five days.

Vancouver 2, Nashville 1 -- Brendan Morrison scored 1:19 into overtime and Dan Cloutier made 29 saves as the Canucks beat the Predators at Nashville. Morrison beat Nashville goaltender Tomas Vokoun with a backhand shot from the slot to give the Canucks the win.